Strange question I have never seen on here.

This is a strange thing that is happening to me and I just wanted to know if it has happened to anyone else.  When ever I get a craving for something sweet I chew a piece of gum.  Well ever since I have lost all the weight I find myself biting the inside of my mouth, this only happens when I chew gum.  It is painful and the inside of my mouth is starting to look like raw hamburger meat.  I am even considering giving up gum forever.  Has anyone else had this experience? or am I just odd?   Lisa

That is a new one for me.  I don't have any advice.  Sorry!  And, ouch! =(

It has happened to me quite a few times, but I have never associated it to the weight loss - just me being a careless dork....but, it's funny, this did not happen before WLS - have no clue as to the reason though

I find myself biting the inside of my cheek while asleep.  I guess it's flabby, just like some of the rest of me.  Good news, if I'm careful how I use my pillow it doesn't happen.  Awake and chewing gum -- yeah, you must be goofy !!!  

Since there isn't much fat in my cheeks anymore I guess they have become flabby and are not as taught as they used to be a lot like my chest area, kinda just hangin there. If I chew gum anymore I will just have to do it with caution.

I just put a piece of gum in to do some independent research!  I will report back with my findings!

Thanks for stepping out on a limb for me and doing your own independent research. 

Well.....I guess we will just have to be odd together because I have notic4ed the same thing a lot lately. As a matter of fact, I bit it sooo hard last night I thought I might cry! As crazy as it sounds you almost have to be careful when you chew gum. I just did it again! Now that might have been psychological but it hurt like Hell!

Well I guess that each one of us knows now that there is someone else out there that has been mutilating the inside of their mouths.   

I have not touched gum since surgery, but I was forever chewing up the insides of my cheeks and my tongue while chewing gum pre~op.